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Michael Thomas McCaul, Sr. (born January 14, 1962) is the U.S. Representative for Texas's 10th congressional district, serving since 2005. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district stretches from Austin to Houston.
Early life, education, and law career
McCaul grew up in suburban Dallas to a fourth generation Texan family. He graduated from Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in history from San Antonio's Trinity University in 1984 and his Juris Doctor from St. Mary's University in 1987. McCaul also attended Harvard University, taking courses in the Kennedy School of Government.
McCaul worked as an attorney and a federal prosecutor before entering politics. He was the Chief of Counterterrorism and National Security for Texas's ...

... ABORTION, STERILIZATION REQUIREMENTS
In the wake of the recent decision by the Obama administration requiring insurance providers – including faith–based employers – to cover sterilization and abortion–inducing services, Congressman Michael McCaul (R–TX) signed on to the Religious Liberty Protection Act of 2012. H.R. 3982 would lift the requirement of religious organizations to provide coverage for services that violate their moral conscience. "Like President Obama, I was elected to defend the Constitution of the United States. If the president will not ...

Legislation cracking down on insider trading by members of Congress hasn’t landed on the floor of the U.S. House yet, but it’s already become a political football in Congressional District 10.
That’s because the Democrat who wants that seat, international affairs consultant Dan Grant, is alleging that incumbent Rep.Michael McCaul, R-Austin, is benefiting from lax ethics rules for U.S. representatives and senators — rules the pending U.S. STOCK Act would help strengthen.
McCaul says his opponent is flat wrong.
At the heart of the dispute is the McCaul family’s ...

Can a congressman be biased if he own assets in areas involving Canada’s oil sands or tar sands and the Keystone XL, especally when Congress is in a heated debate over those issues with President Obama. The Keystone XL is one of the most hot button issue that is being floated on the hill and is being pushed by Republicans, and who else besides but the Richest man in Congress will profit. Plans for the Keystone began in 2008. As a coinciedence McCaul would own assets in the Canadian Natural Resources Limitd. McCaul would have likely profited in the future with the company but in the ...

Michael McCaul: President Barack Obama "said over 20 times he did not have the legal authority" to act as he did on immigration.The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Michael McCaul says Obama said 'over 20 times' he lacked authority to act alone on immigration
Echoing the U.S. House speaker, Rep. Michael McCaul of Austin charged President Barack Obama with disregarding many of his own statements by declaring the government would stop deporting millions of unauthorized residents. At a Dec. 2, 2014, hearing, McCaul, the Republican chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, said to Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson: "The president said over 20 times that he did not have the legal authority to do this, to take this executive action, and that this is not how democracy works. Do you agree with that prior statement?" Johnson replied: "Mr. Chairman, I know from 30 ... >> More

Michael McCaul: Western Europeans "can fly in the United States without even having a visa."The Truth-o-Meter says: True | McCaul: Western Europeans can fly to U.S. without a visa
The slayings in France have raised awareness that terrorist threats can spring up on European soil. And if terrorists can emerge there among people holding European passports, they could come here. Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, highlighted that risk during an interview on CBS News’ Face the Nation on Sunday. McCaul worried about jihadists who, like one of the killers in France, trained with terrorists in Yemen and returned to France. McCaul said tracking them is pivotal. "Western Europe, again, is more lenient in their travel restrictions," McCaul said. "And we have a visa waiver-free system where they can ... >> More

Michael McCaul: "When people enter the service, there’s not a mental health evaluation."The Truth-o-Meter says: True | McCaul: 'When people enter the service, there’s not a mental health evaluation'
The second shooting at the Texas military base Fort Hood in less than five years has reopened wounds -- and old debates. During the Sunday morning political shows on April 6, 2014, typical questions over base security and concealed carry rules on military installations emerged in the wake of the deadly shooting last week, with politicians and pundits mostly assuming their party-line positions. But there was some bipartisan consensus that the military should take a closer look at the mental health of enlisted service members. On Fox News Sunday, Rep. Michael McCaul, a Texas Republican who chairs the House Homeland ... >> More